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“I ran for the position in previous elections and now that it is an open seat again, I decided to run again," Bose said. "I really want to serve the people of this county and be available to help them with what’s important to them. I have attended commission meetings and educated myself on the budget and issues facing our county."

Bose is a life long resident of Otero County. He attended Alamogordo Public Schools and holds two degrees from New Mexico State University (NMSU) in electronics and bio medical electronics.

Bose worked as an Otero County Detention Sergeant for six years and now works with his family in agriculture.

“I have operated my own business and have experience managing budgets and personnel. I have also served as the President of the Elks Club for two years and served on the board for seven years," Bose said.

Bose has also been involved in the community with youth programs. He has served as the 4-H Leader of La Luz 4-H for the past five years, served as the President of the Youth Fastpitch League and is the Youth Activities Director for the Elks Club.

“I believe strongly that we should help our community to improve the area we live in, and support our youth activities," Bose said. "I am the father of five children and I know how important it is to keep our youth active.”

Bose wants to use his experience to serve the community as a County Commissioner.

“I think there are many important decisions and priorities to make as a County Commissioner to improve our community," Bose said.

Bose believes the county should change from a three member commission board to five members.

“The voters overwhelmingly supported this question on the ballot. I think we need to listen to the residents wishes and establish a five member County Commission Board in Otero County," he said.

Bose also believes establishing five districts will provide more representation and create smaller districts that will help the commissioners and residents alike.

“Commission districts could go from 21,000 people per district to about 13,000. That can mean that County Commissioners will have a smaller area to cover and the residents will have more voices and ideas to help them with issues," Bose said. "With a five member board, there will be more commissioners to represent Otero County which is larger in size than the State of Delaware.”

Bose also thinks the other issues important to Otero County are the county budget, road improvements and emergency services.

“We need to make priorities about spending and maintain a balanced budget without raising taxes and taking more money out people’s pockets," Bose said. "Those priorities should be the basics like roads, and emergency services first.”

Bose wants to work on improving roads, particularly ones that serve as emergency routes during highway closures.

“Some of those roads in my district include the roads through La Luz and Riata Road, which have been used many times when Highway 54/70 is closed," Bose said.

Bose also wants to work closely with the new Sheriff and Emergency Services Department to address recruitment and retaining law enforcement and volunteer personnel.

“The County Sheriff’s Department hires new deputies, gets them trained, and then loses them to higher pay to other local agencies. I think we need to focus on keeping the pay for these positions at a level that we can keep a well trained staff to provide quality service to our community," Bose said. "The Volunteer Fire Departments and EMS are our only response for fire in the county. We need to give them the support they need to recruit and keep volunteers. I ask for your support in this election with your vote to become the County Commissioner in District 2 to work to accomplish these things for you.”